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`1. Basis of the report
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`With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, see Box No. I.
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`?. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER
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`B. FIELDS SEARCHED
`Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)
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`Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base and, where practicable, search terms used)
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`EPO-Internal, WPI Data
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`C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT
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`Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages
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`Relevant to claim No.
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`(LI MINGXING [US] ET AL)
`US 2012/188941 A1
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`T L +31—7o 340-2040,
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`"T" later document published after the international filing date or priority
`date and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand
`the principle or theory underlying the invention
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`"X" document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be
`considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive
`step when the document is taken alone
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`considered to involve an inventive step when the document is
`combined with one or more other such documents, such combination
`being obvious to a person skilled in the art
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`TITLE: CLOUD-BASED EMERGENCY LOCATION SERVICE
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`APPLICANT: APPLE INC.
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`IPC CLASSIFICATION: H04M3/51, HO4M3/42, HO4W4/22
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`CONSULTED DATABASES: EPODOC, WPI, XFULL, COMBI
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`applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement
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`FURTHER ACTION
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`written opinion of the International Preliminary Examining Authority ("IPEA") except that this does not apply where
`the applicant chooses an Authority other than this one to be the IPEA and the chosen IPEA has notifed the
`International Bureau under Rule 66.1 bis(b) that written opinions of this International Searching Authority
`will not be so considered.
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`If this opinion is, as provided above, considered to be a written opinion of the IPEA, the applicant is invited to
`submit to the IPEA a written reply together, where appropriate, with amendments, before the expiration of 3 months
`from the date of mailing of Form PCT/ISA/220 or before the expiration of 22 months from the priority date,
`whichever expires later.
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`WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
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`Box No. l Basis of the opinion
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`1. With regard to the language, this opinion has been established on the basis of:
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`the international application in the language in which it was filed.
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`a translation of the international application into , which is the language of a translation furnished for the
`purposes of international search (Rules 12.3(a) and 23.1 (b)).
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`2. El
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`This opinion has been established taking into account the rectification of an obvious mistake authorized
`by or notified to this Authority under Rule 91 (Rule 43bis.1(a))
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`3. El With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the international application, this
`opinion has been established on the basis of a sequence listing:
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`III forming part of the international application as filed:
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`El on paper or in the form of an image file.
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`b. El furnished together with the international application under PCT Rule 13ter.1(a) for the purposes of
`international search only in the form of an Annex C/ST.25_ text file.
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`c. El furnished subsequent to the international filing date for the purposes of international search only:
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`El on paper or in the form of an image file (Rule 13ter.1 (b) and Administrative instructions, Section
`713).
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`4. El
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`In addition, in the case that more than one version or copy of a sequence listing has been filed or furnished,
`the required statements that the information in the subsequent or additional copies is identical to that
`forming part of the application as filed or does not go beyond the application as filed, as appropriate, were
`furnished.
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`5. Additional comments:
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`International application No.
`WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
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`Box No. V Reasoned statement under Rule 43bis.1(a)(i) with regard to novelty, inventive step or
`industrial applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement
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`1. Statement
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`Novelty (N)
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`Yes: Claims
`No:
`Claims
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`Inventive step (IS)
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`Yes: Claims
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`Industrial applicability (IA)
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`Yes: Claims
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`1-20
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`2. Citations and explanations
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`see separate sheet
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`Form PCT/ISA/237 (January 2015)
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`.WRITTEN OPINION OF THE
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`international application No.
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`INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING
`PCT/USZO‘I 6/067832
`AUTHORITY (SEPARATE SHEET)
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`Re Item V
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`Reasoned statement with regard to novelty, inventive step or industrial
`applicability; citations and explanations supporting such statement
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`1
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`Reference is made to the following document:
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`D1
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`us 2012/188941 A1 (LI MlNGXlNG [US] ET AL) 26 July 2012
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`(2012-07-26)
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`2
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`D1 is regarded as being the prior art closest to the subject-matter of claim 1,
`and discloses (e.g. paragraph 31 of D1):
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`A wireless user equipment (UE) device, comprising:
`a radio, comprising one or more antennas configured for wireless
`communication;
`a cellular modem operably coupled to the radio; and
`a processing element operably coupled to the radio;
`wherein the UE device is configured to:
`provide signaling to initiate an outgoing telephone call to an emergency call
`center; and
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`“mereiiqthe—teken—is—een-figured—feeuseaby—the emergency call center to
`retrieve the location information of the UE device from the server computer.
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`The subject-matter of claim 1 therefore differs from this known device in that it
`uses a token associated with the location information of the UE device stored
`on a server computer and is therefore new (Article 33(2) PCT).
`The problem to be solved by the present invention may be regarded as how
`to provide a more secure and robust mechanism for retrieving location data
`when an emergency call is made to an emergency call center.
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`The solution to this problem proposed in claim 1 of the present application is
`considered as involving an inventive step (Article 33(3) PCT) for the following
`reasons.
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`ln D1, the PSAP retrieves location information based on known information of
`the UE, e.g. IP address, fGPS, mECGl. The claimed solution however by
`virtue of a token allows for a more secure way of location retrieval since the
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`Form PCT/[SA/237 (Separate Sheet) (Sheet 1) (EPO-April 2005)
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`AUTHORITY (SEPARATE SHEET)
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`International application No.
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`token is common to the server and the UE. Moreover, the inclusion of the
`token in the signalling allows for a robust transport of the key since there is no
`need for a data channel between the UE and the PSAP.
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`D1 is regarded as being the prior art closest to the subject-matter of claim 9,
`and discloses (e.g. paragraph 31 of D1):
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`A method of handling an incoming emergency call at an emergency call
`center, the method comprising.
`receiving an incoming emergency call from a UE device over a cellular
`network, “Wan—eempfises—WWWUE
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`requesting the location information from the server using—the—tekee; and
`receiving the location information from the server computer based on the
`requesting;
`wherein the received location information is useable to determine a location of
`the UE device from which the incoming emergency call was received.
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`The subject-matter of claim 9 therefore differs from this known method in that
`it uses a token associated with the location information of the UE device
`stored on a server computer and is therefore new (Article 33(2) PCT).
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`The problem to be solved by the present invention may be regarded as how
`to provide a more secure and robust mechanism for retrieving location data
`when an emergency call is made to an emergency call center.
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`The solution to this problem proposed in claim 1 of the present application is
`considered as involving an inventive step (Article 33(3) PCT) for the following
`reasons.
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`In D1, the F’SAP retrieves location information based on known information of
`the UE, e 9. IP address, fGPS, mECGl. The claimed solution however by
`virtue of a token allows for a more secure way of location retrieval since the
`token is common to the server and the UE. Moreover, the inclusion of the
`token in the signalling allows for a robust transport of the key since there is no
`need for a data channel between the UE and the PSAP.
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`4
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`D1 is regarded as being the prior art closest to the subject-matter of claim 16,
`and discloses (e.g. paragraph 31 of D1):
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`Form PCT/ISAl237 (Separate Sheet) (Sheet 2) (EPO—April 2005)
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`AUTHORITY (SEPARATE SHEET)
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`A non-transitory computer accessible memory medium storing program
`instructions executable by a processor, wherein the program instructions are
`executable to:
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`store location information of the UE device;
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`provide the location information to the call center in response to the token
`being received from the call center.
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`The subject-matter of claim 16 therefore differs from this known memory
`medium in that it generates and stores a token associated with a ‘UE, the
`token identifiying the UE; providing the token to the UE; and receving the
`token from the call center and is therefore new (Article 33(2) PCT).
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`The problem to be solved by the present invention may be regarded as how
`to provide a more secure and robust mechanism for retrieving location data
`when an emergency call is made to an emergency call center.
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`The solution to this problem proposed in claim 1 of the present application is
`considered as involving an inventive step (Article 33(3) PCT) for the following
`reasons.
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`In D1 , the PSAP retrieves location information based on known information of
`the UE, e.g. lP address, fGPS, mECGl. The claimed solution however by
`virtue of a token allows for a more secure way of location retrieval since the
`token is common to the server and the UE. Moreover, the inclusion of the
`token in the signalling allows for a robust transport of the key since there is no
`need for a data channel between the UE and the PSAP. .
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`Claims 2-8, 10-15, 17-20 are dependent on one or more independent claims
`whose subject-matter is considered as being new and inventive, as discussed
`above, and as such said dependent claims also meet the requirements of the.
`PCT with respect to novelty and inventive step.
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`Form PCT/lSA/287 (Separate Sheet) (Sheet 3) (EPO-April 2005)
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`response to objections raised in the WOIISA (where a demand is
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`communicated to the
`designated/elected Offices, together with the international Preliminary Report
`on Patentability (lPRP) at 30 months from the priority date.
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`Amending claims The applicant may file amended claims under Art. 19 PCT, directly with the
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`iB by the later of the following dates:
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`2 months from the date of mailing of the iSR and the WOIISA
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`However, any such amendment received by the i3 after the expiration of the
`applicable time limit shall be considered to have been received on time by
`the i3,
`if
`it reaches it before the technical preparations for
`international
`publication have been completed (the 15th day prior to the date of publication,
`see PCT Applicant's Guide, international Phase, 9.013).
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`For further information, please see Rule 46 PCT as well as form PCT/iSA/220.
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`Please also note that, when filing amended claims under Art. 19 PCT, such
`amendments shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the amendments
`made and also the basis for the amendments in the application as originally
`filed (Rule 46.5(b) PCT). Where a demand is filed, failure to comply with this
`requirement may result in the amendments being ignored in‘ the international
`Preliminary Examination Report (lPER), see Rule 70.2(c-bis) PCT.
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